PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE
MODIFIED RESPONSE FOR COVID-19:
- Dispatcher will screen callers via phone
- Special response vehicle staffed by 1 medic
- Medic will don protective equipment before making contact
- Medic will screen patient in open-air (if possible)
- Low Risk Patients- (stable vital signs & a social support system) evaluated by EMS, but may be asked to isolate at home rather than traveling to hospital
- Fire Rescue personnel will educate patients and follow up within 24 hours
- High Risk Patients (co-morbidities, older age, unstable vitals) will be transported to the hospital